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AGE CONCERN KAPITI
COMMUNITY IN ACTION
Celebrating Kapiti’s older people since 1989
May 2021
Community Services Centre 1st Floor Coastlands Shopping Mall
admin@ageconcernkapiti.co.nz P.O. BOX 217 PARAPARAUMU 5032 TELEPHONE 04 298 8879
Age Concern – Healthy Ageing Together
Hi everyone,
I hear all went well at last month’s meeting with Peter Hookway as the guest speaker. I hope
you are all honing your driving skills. Peter was asked about getting printed documents for
those that don’t have a computer or can’t browse or print. He has spoken with a
colleague at NZTA and you can order the publications free of charge.
Here is a link to the website:
https://www-ak.bspg.co.nz/WebForm/NZTAWN_PB?form=Public%20Publications
If you don’t have a computer let us know what publication you require and we can
order it for you.
Next meeting: Thursday, 3rd June, 10.30am.
At our next meeting we will be saying goodbye to Tristine Tilly who finishes with us at
the end of June. I will miss her company very much, she has shared her wealth of
knowledge over the years helping me with my role at Age Concern Kapiti, we have had
many great laughs together. I wish her all the best in her new job (see Tristine’s
message page 7).
Guest speaker: Bob Maysmor – A Passion for Travel
The highs and lows of travel to 168 countries and 22 territories. Best and worst food,
cheapest and most expensive hotels, hottest, coldest and highest places, worst roads,
troubles and danger, sad places - a pot-pouri of travel tales from around the world.
Bob spent most of his working life in the museum profession as director of the Porirua
Museum, director of The Dowse Art Museum and senior curator at Pataka in Porirua.
He is the author of nearly twenty books and an award-winning travel writer and
photographer. Bob is a keen gardener, with many garden groups visiting his colourful
garden. Bob and his wife Alison have travelled extensively to many remote and some
would say dangerous locations such as Angola, Haiti, North Korea, Chechnya, Abkhazia,
Yemen and Saudi Arabia and too many lesser known destinations including Sao Tome,
Eswatini, Eritrea and Transniestra.
Manager’s Corner:
As part of our AgeConnect project Age Concern Kapiti has been working alongside the Kapiti
Youth Council on intergenerational projects.
One of these projects is the popular activity of Tech Help. Following on from last year’s
successful ‘Tech Help’ sessions, another two sessions are being offered in July.
Age Concern Kapiti, together with the Kapiti Youth Council and local Kapiti Libraries are
offering to help older people navigate their way with digital technology.
The Youth Council use their skills to assist the older person with their smartphone, tablet or
laptop. Requests vary from how to turn on their smartphone, emailing, text messaging and
more.
If you would like some help with getting more effective use from your mobile phone, tablet or
laptop, then simply call the relevant Library and register your interest in attending one of these
sessions.
Otaki Library: phone: (06) 364-9300
Saturday, 10 July
Session 1: 10.00am – 11.15am
Session 2: 11.45am – 1 pm
Paraparaumu Library: phone: (04) 296-4700
Saturday, 24 July
Session 1: 10.00am – 11.15am
Session 2: 11.45am – 1 pm
Numbers are limited to a maximum of 20 people per session – so bookings are essential.
The Kapiti Youth Council young people will be the tutors.
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in
his shoes. After that, who cares? He’s
a mile away and you’ve got the shoes.
Billy Connolly
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Staying Safe: a refresher driving course for the older driver
Our next free course is being held:
When: June: Friday, 18th June
Venue: Rimu Room, Level 1, Coastlands Mall
Time: 10.00am – 2.00pm
Lunch and refreshments provided by Age Concern Kapiti. Bookings essential.
Steady As You Go (SAYGO) Exercise Classes
New Strengthening and balance class:
When: To be advised – starting in August.
Where: Otaki, Paraparaumu and Waikanae.
Please contact Age Concern Kapiti. Bookings essential. (04) 298-8879
Rummikub: Join Cliff and Marilyn for the monthly Rummikub.
When: Thursday 17th June
Time: 10.00am – 12.30pm
Venue: ring Cliff on 021 127 8931
Refreshments provided. Learners welcome. Koha welcomed.
Paraparaumu Pop-in Centre: Company and friendship – just pop in for a chat and a
cuppa…meet and make new friends…come and go as you please.
When: Fridays – 1.00pm to 3.00pm
New Venue: Library Meeting room, Paraparaumu.
Men’s social group-coffee catch-up.
Any men who would like some social company. The group meets the third Tuesday of
the month at a local café at 10am-11.30am for a chat. A different café each time.
Please contact Keith on 2992343 or email tofox@xtra.co.nz for details.
Kapiti Golden Group: Meet every month for lunch with a guest speaker. They also
organise day trips to local destinations as well as an annual four to five day trip away.
All bookings, accommodation, venues and activities are organised for you.
When: First Wednesday of month
Next: Wednesday, 2nd June
Venue: Paraparaumu Golf Club
For more information: call Darian on (04) 904 7517
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Volunteer visitors for the AVS service:
A workshop was held on Thursday, 13th May with 15 Volunteer Visitors attending and the
feedback was very positive. Sheena Farquhar from Dementia Wellington was the guest
speaker. She was very thorough and clear with her presentation explaining what Dementia
is, the different categories, the effects of the disease and ways to manage it.
There is a stigma attached to Dementia which is a shame as the more people that are
informed about the symptoms and given coping strategies the better it is for those effected.
There are green or red conversations which you can have with a Dementia sufferer which
can determine how the visits you make with them flow. Once you have an idea of how their
brain is affected this gives you a better understanding of why they act the way they do. I
have sent out some information to you by email.
Brainteasers: What do these five things actually mean?
1. 2.
REPAP fortune
3. 4.
R E A D I N G Mill1ion
5.
Eye E How well did you do?
Answers on page 6
See Except
Age Concern LIFE TUBES - $5.50
A Life Tube can speak for you when you can’t. This is a special tube which contains vital
personal information for emergency services in case of accident or illness.
Age Concern Life Tubes are small sealable plastic containers, with a form inside you can
use to communicate any medical conditions, doctor and next of kin contact numbers to
be used by emergency services coming to your aid in a medical or civil emergency.
Keep inside your fridge and emergency personnel are trained to look inside!
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Mental Health in Retirement:
What You Can Do to Stay Healthy and Happy
Retirement can be exciting – coming to the end of your
working career with a calendar now open for relaxation
and enjoyment is a time many people look forward to.
But the prospect of retirement can also be daunting.
Some new retirees worry that their days will have less purpose now that they’re not at work,
that they’ll be bored, or that they’ll miss the social connection they had with their co-workers
or clients. These concerns are just as legitimate as the excitement of winding up work.
1. Focus on your physical health:
Improve taking care of your body – physical health and your mental wellbeing are connected.
Exercise, a balanced diet, enough sleep and every drinking enough water can all affect our
mood and energy levels.
Try new things: new recipe, new sport or physical activity!
2. Explore what gives you purpose:
Really important for mental wellbeing. It gives you a reason to get up
in the morning and makes your days feel meaningful.
Purposeful activities help you feel you are contributing something to
the world, even if it’s just for you, your family, friends, community or
the wider population – it will be different for everyone.
3. Connect with the outside world:
Connect with others including your family and friends, a Club, with pets, or with nature, all are
a vital part of the human experience.
4. Consider your sense of safety:
Feeling safe, stable and secure is
important for your mental wellbeing.
Learn from others, talk to other retirees
about what they’ve done to make their
lives safe and secure at home, in your
neighbourhood and community.
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5. Seek support:
Mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression can affect anyone at any time. These
issues are health conditions, like catching a cold, it is not a weakness or character flaw. They
can be managed and treated by health professionals.
If you’ve been feeling sad, worried, stressed, angry or just ‘not yourself’ for two weeks or
more, speak to your GP about how you are feeling. Often just talking about how you are
feeling is the first step towards recovery.
A new centre recently opened in Kapiti:
Brainteasers: Answers
1. Paperback | 2. Small fortune | 3. Reading between the lines | 4. Million to one | 5. I before E except after C
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Farewell, Adieu, Ha det, Harere Ra
This my goodbye to you all.
I began my journey with Age Concern Kapiti in 2005, initially and briefly as the AVS
Coordinator moving onto as the Elder Abuse and Neglect Coordinator and then working
around the AgeConnect Kapiti project.
Throughout the years I have been skilfully guided by two great managers, firstly Bronwyn
Jones and Dermot Whelan. Both had very different managing styles but certainly put their
mark on Age Concern Kapiti by trying to raise the profile of the organisation and
successfully. So one way of raising the profile is by getting the organisations name correct,
Age Concern Kapiti or Kapiti Coast NOT just Age Concern. It would be great to hear more
people refer to this agency in the correct manner. Many are at fault within and outside Age
Concern Kapiti in not doing this.
During this time it has been interesting, challenging and real a privilege and an honour to
support those in our community who are anxious about their place within their family
structure or community. Thank you to those that have allowed me into your homes and to
support you through those times. You have taught me so much over the years.
I have been very lucky to be interviewed by Radio NZ’s Bryan Crump, The Listener and
Kāpiti’s very own John Hayes, on Elder Abuse and Neglect. This has been one aspect of my
time here at Age Concern Kapiti has been awareness raising and education. I have been
fortunate to present to various organisations across Kapiti and at WELTEC to Support
Certificate students on regular basis.
Finally thank you to Alison who has sat beside me over the past eight years. It has been a joy
and in the future we will have to have our daily dog talk via messenger.
Ciao and danke, merci
Tristine and my lazy dog Lotte.
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